Arrests made in wake of cockfight carnage

Although no suspects in the deadly ambush of a crowd at a cockfight have been identified, officials have arrested the people believed to have operated the arena where the carnage took place, KGBT-TV is reporting.

Three people were killed early Thursday and eight others were injured when masked gunmen suddenly appeared and opened fire on the spectators, the Harlingen station notes.

Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Treviño told KGBT that those arrested in connection with the running of the ring will be arraigned this afternoon.

Under Texas law, cockfighting is a state jail felony punishable from six months to two years behind bars and/or a $10,000 fine, the station adds.